Ralph Benatzky

Ralph Benatzky

composer, writer, music department

Ralph Benatzky was born on Jun 05, 1884 in Czech Republic]. Ralph Benatzky's big-screen debut came with Mädchenpensionat directed by Géza von Bolváry in 1936.

Composer and author, he came to the US in 1938. He wrote the stage scores for "White Horse Inn (Berlin and New York)", "Meet My Sister (New York)", "The Apaches Cocktail", and "Casanova". He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborator was Irving Caesar. His popular-song compositions include "White Horse Inn", "I Cannot Live Without Your Love", and "Always In My Heart".

  • Birthday

    Jun 05, 1884
  • Place of Birth

    Mährisch-Budwitz, Austria-Hungary [now Moravské Budejovice, Moravia, Czech Republic]